Does this mean I have become my mother?

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• Shake Rattle and Roll

  Did any of you watch Oprah Tuesday 3/31? The show was awesome. For those of you that missed it, I will give you a short recap. The topic of the show was Parkinson's disease and Dystonia . Michael J Fox and Rogers Hartman were guests. For me these... Posted Apr 02 2009, 06:23 AM by Coach Jamie with | with no comments Filed under: Parenting, values, special needs, Michael J Fox, dystonia, Paarkinson's disease, Oprah

• Manners

  "I did not raise you to act that way," was one of my mother's favorite lines. Sometimes when we were kids, my brothers would do something disgusting just to get her to say that very sentence. My mother was raised as an only child. Her parents... Posted Mar 18 2009, 07:04 AM by Coach Jamie with | with no comments Filed under: traditions, traditions values, Parenting, New York Times, values, washington post, manners, wall street journal

• St. Paddy's Day

  For those of you that are from Irish descent--like me, (50% of my heritage is Irish), you already know what March 17 means-- lots of green! For those of you that do not have Irish blood, let me welcome you to our family; because on St. Paddy's day... Posted Mar 17 2009, 05:40 AM by Coach Jamie with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: values and beliefs, intentional, joyful, traditions, family memories, traditions values, holidays, values, historical events, sharing with your children, childhood, vacation, grandparents, St Patrick's day, irish heritage

• Vacation??

  Although winter is not nearly over our family began the conversation about summer vacation. Where should we go? Should we visit the beach? Or would it be more fun to take a long drive out west? As our conversation continued, I began to think about how... Posted Feb 27 2009, 10:07 AM by Coach Jamie with | with no comments Filed under: summer, intentional parenting, economy, positive parenting, family memories, traditions values, parenting role, siblings, connecting, family traditions, lntentional parenting, Parenting, teaching, children, empowering your child, values, parents, human race, tweens, sharing with your children, childhood, enjoying your children, role model, vacation, service

• Chores

  When I hear the word "chores" I think of my mom telling my brothers and I that we were not allowed out to play until our chores were finished. We would laugh-- not to her face-- the word "chores" sounded like something Granny from... Posted Feb 19 2009, 03:26 PM by Coach Jamie with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: values and beliefs, economy, recession, traditions values, lntentional parenting, Parenting, teaching, responsibility, values, kids, chores family values obama children allowance financial responsibility

• Peace, Love and ....Competition???

  Recently there was an article in the Chicago Sun Times about a father who was sentenced to 5 days in jail for threatening the umpire at his daughter's youth softball game. He then spit on police officers that came to help calm down the situation.... Posted Jan 12 2009, 12:11 AM by Coach Jamie with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: values and beliefs, intentional, intentional parenting, joyful, dignity, parenting role, teaching, children, values, peace, behavior, chicago sun times, 70's, parents, human race, washington post, competition

• Sharing the Making of History with our Kids

  With President-elect Obama just less than 2 weeks away from his inauguration the news has been a buzz with all of the new and exciting things that are happening in our country. Although we have not moved toward any tremendous changes as of yet-- there... Posted Jan 07 2009, 02:26 PM by Coach Jamie with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: parenting role, teaching, inauguration, values, history, presidency